Posts tagged barrens

Patch 5.4 will be dropping in two weeks, and that means that the battle in the Barrens will be going away, forever. All of your Radical Mojos will need to before the patch drops, or else they'll become worthless. There are a couple things that are sticking around, but they're the exception (the pe...

WoW Archivist explores the secrets of World of Warcraft's past. What did the game look like years ago? Who is etched into WoW's history? What secrets does the game still hold?
When I took on the WoW Archivist mantle last year, I wanted to tell some personal stories as well as provide in-depth lo...

Still have shopping to do with the Darkspear Rebellion Quartermaster? Be sure to get it done before patch 5.4 goes live. In a forum post earlier this morning, Community Manager Crithto reminded players that the Battlefield: Barrens world event will be ending forever when the next patch is released....

WoW Archivist explores the secrets of World of Warcraft's past. What did the game look like years ago? Who is etched into WoW's history? What secrets does the game still hold?
Which faction does Blizzard love more?
For several years it's been all the rage to claim that Blizzard loves the Hord...

Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Matthew Rossi has upgraded his gear and is now waiting for the first night of raiding in 5.3 to discover what got broke.
I have this weird thing where, if I see a...

Warning: this post may contain spoilers for patch 5.3, particularly content relating to the Battlefield: Barrens quests! If you don't want to read spoilers, don't read the section of this post that happens after the break!
Blizzard Community Manager Nethaera has posted a blog providing both bac...

WoW Archivist explores the secrets of World of Warcraft's past. What did the game look like years ago? Who is etched into WoW's history? What secrets does the game still hold?
Last week, Tom Chilton revealed that Mists would have no dedicated world PvP zone like Wintergrasp or Tol Barad. Inste...

The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fighting the bosses, you know the how -- but do you know the why? Know Your Lore covers the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.
It's going to get worse before it gets better.
In his Dev Watercooler ab...

Blizzard has just posted an official copy of the newest Warcraft commercial, in which Chuck Norris plays a human melee hunter with a cat pet. The commercial shows Chuck punching and kicking his way across Azeroth in a particularly monk-like style, fighting orcs and kodos in The Barrens and Westfa...

Welcome to another edition of WoW Insider's Weekly Comic, Safe Passage. This comic takes place post-Cataclysm, so there will be minor spoilers.
Ash'gor, an orc of considerable honor and experience, isn't taking kindly to a skirmish attack in the dead of night. Mig'ai steps in to help out, but ...

Welcome to another edition of the WoW Insider's Weekly Comic, Safe Passage. This comic takes place post-Cataclysm, so there will be minor spoilers.
Our groups' unwanted -- and so far unseen -- visitor has made herself known. The tension in the air is palpable.
On a more technical note, I'm...

Welcome to another edition of the WoW Insider's Weekly Comic, Safe Passage. This comic takes place post-Cataclysm, so there will be minor spoilers.
As our unlikely heroes stop for the night, a cunning predator begins to dog their every move ...
Also, enjoy Safe Passage the way it is now, as...

Welcome to another edition of the WoW Insider's Weekly Comic, Safe Passage. This comic takes place post-Cataclysm, so there will be minor spoilers.
As the pale moon rises, a difficult decision is made. Festering arses of historically evil orcish warlocks have very little bearing on said decisi...

Welcome to another edition of the WoW Insider's Weekly Comic, Safe Passage. This comic takes place post-Cataclysm, so there will be minor spoilers.
Time for a game of 20 Questions! Question 1: Will I make it out of here alive?
That, my friends, is an excellent question, and one that will be...

Welcome to another edition of the WoW Insider's Weekly Comic, Safe Passage. This comic takes place post-Cataclysm, so there will be minor spoilers.
I don't know about you, but I know I wasn't that brave when I was 7. Then again, I didn't grow up in a world where you could get eaten by wolves whi...

Welcome to another edition of the WoW Insider's Weekly Comic, Safe Passage. This comic takes place post-Cataclysm, so there will be minor spoilers.
The terrified Alliance children take off like rockets into the wilderness. Ash and Mig won't let them get away that easily ... will they?
Check...

Welcome to another edition of the WoW Insider's Weekly Comic, Safe Passage. This comic takes place post-Cataclysm, so there will be minor spoilers.
Our gruff guys arrive at the sight of the raid. Things are looking grim until they find a talking box. No, not that talking box.
Check out the ...

Welcome to another edition of the WoW Insider's Weekly Comic, Safe Passage. This comic takes place post-Cataclysm, so there will be minor spoilers.
It's always nice to see that some people aren't as bad as they seem at first glance. So, don't go judging someone based on horrifically large musc...

Today, Blizzard released an interview with Dave Kosak and Roman Marotte, two of Blizzard's game designers, about their work in the cleft-in-twain Barrens of Cataclysm. Specifically, this interview deals with the Southern Barrens, which is almost completely redesigned from its vanilla counterpart. T...

Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com's daily Q&A column where the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Alex Ziebart will be your host today.
I want to kick off this edition of The Queue by thanking you guys for submitting your armories to the reboot of Pimp My Prof...